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British Black and Asian Shakespeareans - Integrating Shakespeare, 1966–2018 (Paperback)
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British Black and Asian Shakespeareans - Integrating Shakespeare, 1966–2018 (Paperback)
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Shakespeare is at the heart of the British theatrical tradition,
but the contribution of Ira Aldridge and the Shakespearean
performers of African, African-Caribbean, south Asian and east
Asian heritage who came after him is not widely known. Telling the
story for the first time of how Shakespearean theatre in Britain
was integrated from the 1960s to the 21st century, this is a timely
and important account of that contribution. Drawing extensively on
empirical evidence from the British Black and Asian Shakespeare
Performance Database and featuring interviews with nearly forty
performers and directors, the book chronicles important productions
that led to ground-breaking castings of Black and Asian actors in
substantial Shakespearean roles including: · Zakes Mokae (Cry
Freedom) as one of three black witches in William Gaskill’s 1966
production of Macbeth at the Royal Court Theatre. · Norman Beaton
as Angelo in Michael Rudman’s 1981 production of Measure for
Measure at the National Theatre – the first majority Black
Shakespearean cast at the theatre. · Josette Simon as Isabella in
Measure for Measure at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1987. ·
Adrian Lester in the title role of Nicholas Hytner’s 2003
production of Henry V. · Iqbal Khan on his 2012 production of Much
Ado About Nothing – the first production with an all south Asian
cast at the Royal Shakespeare Company. · Alfred Enoch and Rakie
Ayola as Edgar and Goneril in Talawa Theatre Company’s 2016
production of King Lear · Paapa Essiedu as Hamlet in Simon
Godwin’s 2016 production for the Royal Shakespeare Company. With
first-hand accounts from key performers including Joseph Marcell,
Adrian Lester, Josette Simon, Lolita Chakrabarti, Noma Dumezweni,
Rakie Ayola, David Yip, Ray Fearon, Paterson Joseph, Alfred Enoch,
Rudolph Walker and many more, this book is an invaluable history of
Black and Asian Shakespeareans that highlights the gains these
actors have made and the challenges still faced in pursuing a
career in classical theatre.
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